12 Facts About Tilsa Tsuchiya

Tilsa Tsuchiya Castillo was a Peruvian printmaker and painter known for her paintings of Peruvian myths and legends.

Tilsa Tsuchiya is considered one of the greatest exemplars of Peruvian painting, having won the prestigious Bienal of Teknoquimica Prize for painting.

Tilsa Tsuchiya's work addressed the contemporary issues of gender and identity and has been linked to earlier Surrealists.

Tilsa Tsuchiya was born in Supe, Peru, a city north of Lima, in 1928.

Tilsa Tsuchiya was the seventh of eight children orphaned at a young age.

Tilsa Tsuchiya's father, Yoshigoro Tsuchiya, was born in Chiba, Japan, and arrived in Peru after studying medicine in the United States.

Tilsa Tsuchiya married Maria Luisa Castillo, who was born at Chavin, Peru and a descendant of Chinese immigrants.

Tilsa Tsuchiya started her studies in the Escuela Nacional Superior Autonoma de Bellas Artes of Peru in Lima in 1947.

Tilsa Tsuchiya graduated with the class of 1959 with honors and obtained the Gran Medalla de Oro in painting.

Tilsa Tsuchiya was a member of the Peruvian envoy to the "Primera Bienal de la Juventud" which convened in Paris in 1958.

Tilsa Tsuchiya's work corresponding to this period is marked by a dark tone and minimalist aesthetic.

Tilsa Tsuchiya obtained French citizenship and gave birth to her second child, Gilles Mercier Tilsa Tsuchiya, the same year.